Sentences with phrase «recommend radioactive iodine»

If your goiter is large, continues to grow despite being on thyroid hormone, bothers you cosmetically, or is interfering with swallowing or breathing, your doctor may recommend radioactive iodine (RAI) to shrink your thyroid, or surgery to remove all or part of your thyroid gland.

And when someone is unable to lower their thyroid hormone levels, the person's endocrinologist is very likely to recommend radioactive iodine or thyroid surgery as the only option.

Not exact matches

I have graves (hyper) and did radioactive iodine in April 2014 (would.not recommend for anyone).

Iodide supplementation is usually recommended in case of some nuclear disaster and radioactive activity as it protects thyroid by flooding it with iodine to prevent it from absorbing the radioactive form.

A single injection of radioactive iodine is curative in around 95 per cent of all hyperthyroid cats, but following treatment occasional blood tests are recommended to ensure normal thyroid hormone levels are being maintained.